Coming soon.
But briefly, be:
you can also replace recognize with respect.
“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Remember: Who created you? Well, who created your mom and father? And who created their parents? And who created your grand parents? Who created the very first great grandparents you ever had?
Remember: It’s a miracle that you exist, is it not?
After everything you’ve been through, isn’t it a miracle that you have not died (nor been permanently crippled) yet? Consider how many close calls. All of those accidents. All of those intrusive thoughts. Even those intrusive acts.
It’s a miracle that you’re still here.
The universe wants you here. We wish you to be here. To be here fully, and to be true to yourself.
To be true to your deepest self. To be true to the inner young child that you still carry and nurture with every act you take.
We wish you to be present. Not trapped in the past, which is behind us.
We wish you to be present. Not trapped in the future, which is not yet here.
We wish you to be present. To recognize and carry forth the love of life.
We wish you to be present. To not be afraid of this miraculous present.
You were not born to lead a life of fear and torment and resentment.
We wish you to be happy and strong and healthy.
In that order. Don’t get it twisted.
We wish you to shine bright.
We are your roots, and we are rooting for you.
But we cannot do the work for you.
You’ve been granted all the magical powers that you need to fight and flourish.
We’re right beside you.
Let’s fucking go.
There is not only one Buddha.
There have been thousands of Buddhas and there still are, with more to… bud.
Any one can become a Buddha, if one is open to it.
Our minds of great imagination are capable of both infinite creativity and destruction.
But when we desire for more out of others… when we expect more of others, of society, of the world, and we neglect to pay attention to our self, then we compromise our spirit and being.
We suffer because we trap ourselves in our minds worrying about other people. Worrying if they’re alright. Worrying what they think of us. Perhaps a lack of faith.
How does this worrying help anyone?
How does this worrying help you?
The word Buddha comes from two Sanskrit words/concepts:
The first word being “Buddhi”, which refers to the mind and intellect.
The power to “form, retain concepts; intelligence, reason, intellect, mind”,
the intellectual faculty and the ability to “discern, judge, comprehend, understand” something.
Indeed, we are each blessed with a Buddhi.
I like big Buddhis and I cannot lie.
With the Buddhi we can understand, we can reason, we can make good decisions, and we can solve problems.
… But every blessing can also be a curse.
With the Buddhi we can also rationalize, we can make poor judgements, and we can create astronomical messes.
The second word/concept which forms the word Buddha is “Dhadha”, meaning one who is above.
To be a Buddha means to be above the intellect.
To be a Buddha means to live and be above the trappings of your mind.
To be in heaven. Nirvana.
As opposed to being in… well, you know.
Beneath your mind.
Drowning. Suffocating. Suffering.
Time, time, time…
If there’s one thing that can change in an instant, it may be perception.
Why not be a Buddha?
… Well? Why the hell not?
🙏
Source of inspiration: The End of Suffering - Sadhguru
Frequent doses of short-term stress is a good and necessary thing for life.
However…
Over-thinking is a form of stress.
Over-work is a form of stress.
Another way to look at over-work is that under-sleep/rest/recovery is stress.
Bad nutrition is stress.
Over feeding is stress.
Bad environment is stress.
Bad friends/family/work is stress.
Again, over-thinking is stress.
Not thinking enough will probably lead to stress.
To reiterate, regular doses of short-term stress is normal and healthy. It’s the overdose of stress that we must be wary of.
Anyway, here is Dr. Gabor Maté and the bio-psycho-social model of health, and how stress gone wild leads to disease.
Don’t try to look smart.
Don’t try to sound smart.
Don’t try to be smart.
Instead, simply be smart.
Sometimes we might think that we have to talk a lot to prove ourselves. And we might
also think that there’s not enough time to say all that needs to be said, and so we end
up talking really really fast, almost as if someone has a pistol cocked up our anoos.
… But wait a minute, what are we in a rush for?
Do we actually need to say all of that?
What are we trying to accomplish?
Who are we actually serving?
Remember to breathe. Relax.
Those interested in what you have to say will give you a chance.
And if not, then let it be and chill out. Regather your consciousness.
Be ready.
Be ready for the next big thing.
Be ready for the next little thing.
Be ready for anything.
Every second spent talking is a second that could’ve been spent listening, learning,
breathing, connecting.
Remember that often times, to be smart is to be silent.